Eligibility requirements for FHIAP and SCHIP were identical and eligible families could choose to enroll in either program. Those who chose FHIAP, however, were more likely than their SCHIP counterparts to have parents who were highly educated and employed and to have prior experience with private health insurance coverage and paying premiums. FHIAP and SCHIP enrollees reported similarly high levels of health care access and satisfaction after enrollment. More than half of low-income children who disenrolled from FHIAP and SCHIP no longer qualified for the program. Families cited increases in income as the primary reason for disenrollment. Almost half of FHIAP disenrollees and more than two-thirds of SCHIP disenrollees became uninsured after leaving public insurance. More.
